Michael Maltese
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Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for
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Wolf Hounded (1959)
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Hollywood Daffy (1946)
Story
Baseball Bugs (1946)
Story
Roughly Squeaking (1946)
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Past Perfumance (1955)
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Fresh Hare (1942)
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Kit for Cat (1948)
Story
Adventures of the Road-Runner (1962)
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Meatless Flyday (1944)
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Scaredy Cat (1948)
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Bear Up! (1963)
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Aloha Hooey (1942)
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Sport Chumpions (1941)
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Angel Puss (1944)
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Really Scent (1959)
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Fast and Furry-ous (1949)
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Hip Hip-Hurry! (1958)
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The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942)
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Foney Fables (1942)
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Ain't That Ducky (1945)
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Daffy - The Commando (1943)
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Kiss Me Cat (1953)
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Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk (1943)
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Stage Door Cartoon (1944)
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Rocket-bye Baby (1956)
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Zoom and Bored (1957)
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The Trial of Mr. Wolf (1941)
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Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
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Porky's Bear Facts (1941)
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Duck Amuck (1953)
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The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949)
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Little Beau Pepé (1952)
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Cat and Dupli-cat (1967)
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Scent-imental Over You (1947)
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Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)
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What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948)
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Double or Mutton (1955)
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Person to Bunny (1960)
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Ali Baba Bunny (1957)
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The Cats Bah (1954)
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Kitty Foiled (1948)
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Dog Gone South (1950)
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Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (1956)
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What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
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For Scent-imental Reasons (1949)
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Love Me, Love My Mouse (1966)
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Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)
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Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story Of Life (1965)
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Wild Over You (1953)
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Rabbit of Seville (1950)
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Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? (1964)
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Lumber Jack-Rabbit (1953)
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Buccaneer Bunny (1948)
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A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)
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Rhapsody Rabbit (1946)
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A Witch's Tangled Hare (1959)
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Beanstalk Bunny (1955)
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My Little Duckaroo (1954)
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Notes to You (1941)
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The Haunted Mouse (1941)
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A Bear for Punishment (1951)
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Weasel While You Work (1958)
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Duel Personality (1966)
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Much Ado About Mousing (1964)
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The Cat's Tale (1941)
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Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
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Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
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A Pest in the House (1947)
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Deduce, You Say (1956)
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Much Ado About Nutting (1953)
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Goldimouse and the Three Cats (1960)
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The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse (1964)
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The Hypo-Chondri-Cat (1950)
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Terrier-Stricken (1952)
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Bewitched Bunny (1954)
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From A to Z-Z-Z-Z (1954)
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Touché and Go (1957)
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One Froggy Evening (1955)
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The Mouse on 57th Street (1961)
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Pig in a Pickle (1954)
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Zoo is Company (1961)
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Haredevil Hare (1948)
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Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)
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Two's a Crowd (1950)
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Operation: Rabbit (1952)
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Feed the Kitty (1952)
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Bully for Bugs (1953)
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Tweetie Pie (1947)
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The Wabbit Who Came to Supper (1942)
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Cockatoos for Two (1947)
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I'm Just Wild About Jerry (1965)
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Boyhood Daze (1957)
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Long-Haired Hare (1949)
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Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
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Fin'n Catty (1943)
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The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)
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Ready, Woolen and Able (1960)
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Tom-ic Energy (1965)
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Rabbit Fire (1951)
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Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953)
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Witch Crafty (1955)
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My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (1948)
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Stop! Look! and Hasten! (1954)
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Back Alley Oproar (1948)
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Ready.. Set.. Zoom! (1955)
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Zipping Along (1953)
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8 Ball Bunny (1950)
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The Cat Above and the Mouse Below (1964)
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Tom and Jerry's Winter Wackiness (2013)
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Robin Hood Daffy (1958)
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Paw's Night Out (1954)
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The Hasty Hare (1952)
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Slick Hare (1947)
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Sheep Ahoy (1954)
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Chow Hound (1951)
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Hiss and Make Up (1943)
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Rabbit Rampage (1955)
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Pent-House Mouse (1963)
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Forward March Hare (1953)
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High Note (1960)
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Cat Feud (1958)
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Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century (1980)
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Wild About Hurry (1959)
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Going! Going! Gosh! (1952)
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Marvin the Martian & K9: 50 Years on Earth (1998)
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This Is My Ducky Day (1961)
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Rabbit Transit (1947)
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Mouse Wreckers (1949)
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Little Bo Bopped (1959)
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Crazy Cruise (1942)
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House Hunting Mice (1947)
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Mouse-Warming (1952)
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Scrambled Aches (1957)
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Claws for Alarm (1954)
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Rabbit Punch (1948)
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Feline Frame-Up (1954)
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Helter Shelter (1955)
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Baton Bunny (1959)
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Racketeer Rabbit (1946)
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Scent-imental Romeo (1951)
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There They Go-Go-Go! (1956)
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Bunny Hugged (1951)
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Fifth Column Mouse (1943)
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Rabbit Hood (1949)
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No Barking (1954)
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Cheese Chasers (1951)
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Who Scent You? (1960)
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Steal Wool (1957)
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The Unbearable Bear (1943)
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Horse Hare (1960)
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Drip-Along Daffy (1951)
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Guided Muscle (1955)
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The Heckling Hare (1941)
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Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958)
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Square Shootin' Square (1955)
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Along Came Daffy (1947)
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Trip for Tat (1960)
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Homeless Hare (1950)
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